We sell sphagnum moss by the bale, the same moss we pack into our own wire frames. One bale weighs 46 pounds and holds 5.5 cubic feet. It is compressed and wire-banded, so it arrives as a solid block instead of a sack of loose material.
Preserved moss also goes onto panels. That work is on commercial moss walls.
What is in a bale
The bale is natural sphagnum sprayed green, which gives it an even color. Keep that in mind if you are matching it to something.
This is a working material, sold for packing and repair. It is not meant for display on its own.
It has two uses. The first is stuffing a new wire frame: you pack the moss in by hand until the shape fills out and the wire holds it. The second is repair. A mossed piece can go thin after a spell outside, and refreshing it is the more common reason people come back for a second bale.
Which moss does which job
Buying the wrong kind of moss is the most common mistake we see. Three kinds are sold for this work, and you cannot swap one for another.
- Sphagnum is long and fibrous. It packs tightly around a frame and holds a shape under its own compression, so it is the one used for topiary bodies. It is too coarse to look good as a flat decorative surface.
- Reindeer moss is springy and branching, with far more surface texture. It suits flat work such as panels and terrariums, where the moss itself is what people look at. It compresses badly, so it is the wrong choice for anything structural.
- Sheet moss comes in flat mats with a backing. Use it to cover soil, line baskets and hide mechanics. It will not build depth.
We only sell the sphagnum bale in bulk today. If you need reindeer or sheet moss by volume, ask us and we will tell you straight whether we can supply it.
Ordering by the bale
The bale is priced and ships as a single banded block. Tell us the pieces you are filling and we will tell you how many bales we would order.
We do not publish a coverage figure because it would be wrong for most buyers. A dense 16-inch animal and an open 5-foot frame take very different amounts of moss.
If you are working on frames, how to add moss to a topiary frame covers the packing method.
